Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-11
COMING NORTH.
The Continental Cattle Company Driving
5000 Head of Pan Handle Cattle to
the Bunch Grass Ranges of Eastern
Montana,

5000 Head of Pan Handle Cattle t.
the Bunch Grass Ranges of Eastern
Montana.
In the Denver News Of Monday we fine
the following interview with Colonel Joh1
N. Simpson. of Dallas, Texas, one of tn,
cattle kings OF the West: Colonel John N
Simpson, OF Dallas, Texas, and one of th'
cattle kings of that State, is in the city anc
is stopping at the Albany. He represents
the Continental Land and Cattle Company
which has a capital OF 81, 500, 900 and ha.
large herds of cattle in the ranges OF the
Rocky Mountains from Montana to Texas
change Bank OF Dallas, with aHb1 didf ab cd En6f
tai of 100000.
HERDS FOR MONTANA.
You are said to be driving up herds
from the South" said a representative O,
the News to Colonel Simpson last evening,
Yes, we have herds on the drive"
"How many?"
1.-The two herds number only 5000"
Are permits from the veterinary board
necessarily"
Yes, but there is nc danger of any Texas
lever now. THERE'S none among our stock,
They came from the Pan Handle"
driving them north?"
Yes, to Montana."
season." y LIS
Not so large as last 1 think. There ia
demand for cattle here, and there arc
about enough cattle for the ranges north
Montana. And then the cattlemen in
texas are on a better financial basis.
lney nave cut where they could in expenses
LEO nave paid off a part of their indebted
less and they are not now compelled To
hurry their stock into the market. For
1nese and other reason there will be a less
number on the drive this season."
WELCOMING THE
"How do the cattle men look unon the
cheme of extending the Denver. Texas & |
lulf railroad?"
~ Is the most important railway now |
to Denver. The cattle men are
reatiy pleased over the outlook. "A thev
nj be able to ship their cattle north"
"Wouldn't driving be cheaper?"
Yea. but owing to the rapid settlement
the western country the ranges ara not
D large. Had the road been through
ouid have shipped these 5000 head.
better plan will be, when the road
an have been finished, to ship them and
them en- route"
SMALL HERDS. |,
VIII not the taking up of the ranges af.
the large cattle companies?"
Certainly, in a few years there must be I
cnange. The day of great cattle ranges :
about over" 'se' |
will it be twenty-five years." |.
IN less time than that. There will he :
'aller nerds which will be fed during the :
Will the failure of the Swan Ca+t,e
mpany have a bad influence over the ;me
stment of foreign capital?"
1 40 not know anything about the fail. y
i, u 1t will not in my opinion affect the !
'tle industry. Foreign capital has in RI
yea put little in the cattle ranges dnr;no j
past two years." =,
LOSSES MONTANA. TX
nave the losses been heavy during the al
It winter" !" 8:
Not in Southern Nebraska. Kansas IS
orado, New Mexico and Texas. h il
Yer nas been a good one for stock in nc
VIII the loss in Montana reach TWENTY. =.
per cent?" "n'y La
mt will Just about cover it. And vet 81
20 the hrst OF January the winter had
: q ole one for stock men there.
ho niy' IN January, q severe storm act
a thermometer fell to twenty and I
y degrees below zero, and this severe tic
~ LIZ eontinulng for some time caused the
losses. Montana is a good catt1a 'ne
TRY. but had been overstocfed 'a''ie cit.